A Colorado jury Thursday rejected the insanity plea of James Holmes, who killed 12 people and wounded 70 others in a theater shooting in 2012.
A minister in Australia's conservative government on Thursday said Australia should not legalize same-sex marriage because no Asian country has adopted it.
President Thomas Bach said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is not in the position to give advice to FIFA here on Monday but encouraged the soccer's world governing body to continue with its reforms amid crisis though the progress could be painful.
WTO's Director-General Roberto Azevedo on Monday expressed concern over the slow progress of negotiations on the remaining issues of the Doha Development Agenda.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Hong Kong's constitutional reform package will be revealed on Wednesday, driving the society a step closer to its historic goal.
The National Assembly of Cambodia approved on Thursday nine candidate members for the new National Election Committee (NEC).
The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party ( CNRP) on Wednesday released the names of nine members of a new National Election Committee (NEC), which is scheduled to be formed next week.
A Maldivian opposition party on Sunday raised alarm amid the threats of violence carried out by members of the Maldivian government against the opposition members and its supporters.
At least 30 members of the Islamic Shiite group have been confirmed dead in Monday's attack by suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber while on a procession in Potiskum in Nigeria's northeast Yobe State.
Following the publishing of a controversial report, members of the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) have been summoned to the Supreme Court on Thursday, local media reported.
Singapore police is investigating into a suspected leak of the personal details of more than 317,000 members of Karaoke entertainment operator K Box, local media reported on Tuesday.
The UN Security Council on Sunday "strongly condemned the heinous and cowardly murder" of David Haines, a British humanitarian aid worker, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members passed a declaration on Thursday calling for the establishment of a new partnership focusing on maritime cooperation in the region.
Britain moved perceptibly closer to a rise in the Bank Rate with the first split vote among Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members for three years on whether to increase the current 0.5 percent rate.
Chinese police have arrested nearly 1,000 suspected members of the illegal quannengshen (almighty god) cult, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
China on Monday voiced regret over the failure of World Trade Organization (WTO) members to finalize a deal on "trade facilitation," saying it would have a negative impact on the multilateral trade system and Doha Round talks.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has marked its birthday in a drastic and special way - forcing out one of its top former military officers and showcasing its slower membership expansion.
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